Wednesday, August 26, 2009

DeBord + Spectacle

Though separated from what they produce, people nevertheless produce every detail of their world with ever-increasing power. They thus also find themselves increasingly separated from that world. The closer their life comes to being their own creation, the more they are excluded from that life.

This image is a perfect example of this quote from DeBord. The quote explains how people who are removed from society are not in touch with the rest of the world. The Amish people are known as somewhat removed from society and live a very simple life. They might know of the "wheel" as seen in this picture but they rely on minimal necessities to live. Horse and Buggy or a Wheeled scooter examplify the quote from DeBord. The more the Amish people remove themselves from a fast moving society they more they are excluded from society.